Populist radical right politics moving to mainstream in Europe, study finds
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Populist radical right politics moving to mainstream in Europe, study finds

Politics tamfitronics Percentage of respondents who scored above the middle of the scale on the ESS items concerning populist, nativist, authoritarian, liberal- and social-democracy attitudes, in descending order. Credit: West European Politics (2024). DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2024.2359841 A novel study from the Center for Britain and Europe (CBE) highlights a significant shift in the political landscape of Europe, revealing that populist radical right (PRR) politics...
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The Radical Politics of the Garden
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The Radical Politics of the Garden

Politics tamfitronics Q&A / July 1, 2024An interview with author Olivia Laing.(Sandra Mickiewicz)Olivia Laing is an acclaimed writer and critic whose work focuses on art and culture. The recipient of the 2018 Windham-Caampbell Prize, she’s the author of seven books, including three she considers a loose trilogy: The Lonely City (2016), Everybody (2021), and her newest, The Garden Against Time: In Search of A Common Paradise (US edition by W.W. Norton, June 25). When I spoke to Laing in April, she was at home in Suffolk, where, for the past four years, she has lived and cultivated the garden at the center of her latest book.Sara Franklin: The relationship between enclosure and control, freedom and wildness is a major theme of the book. Can you frame out how you think about this,...
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